Oriented

[noun, adjective awr-ee-uh nt, ‐ee-ent, ohr-; verb awr-ee-ent, ohr‐] /noun, adjective ˈɔr i ənt, ‐iˌɛnt, ˈoʊr-; verb ˈɔr iˌɛnt, ˈoʊr‐/

noun
1.
the Orient,

2.
Jewelry.

3.
the east; the eastern region of the heavens or the world.
verb (used with object)
4.
to adjust with relation to, or bring into due relation to surroundings, circumstances, facts, etc.
5.
to familiarize (a person) with new surroundings or circumstances, or the like:
lectures designed to orient the new students.
6.
to place in any definite position with reference to the points of the compass or other locations:
to orient a building north and south.
7.
to direct or position toward a particular object:
Orient it toward that house.
8.
to determine the position of in relation to the points of the compass; get the bearings of.
9.
to place so as to face the east, especially to build (a church) with the chief altar to the east and the chief entrance to the west.
10.
Surveying. to set (the horizontal circle of a surveying instrument) so that readings give correct azimuths.
11.
Mathematics. to assign to (a surface) a constant, outward direction at each point.
verb (used without object)
12.
to turn toward the east or in any specified direction.
adjective
13.
(of a gem or pearl) exceptionally fine and lustrous; .
14.
Archaic. rising or appearing, especially as from below the horizon:
the orient sun.
noun (ˈɔːrɪənt)
1.
(poetic) another word for east Compare occident
2.
(archaic) the eastern sky or the dawn
3.

4.
a pearl of high quality
adjective (ˈɔːrɪənt)
5.
(mainly poetic) eastern
6.
(archaic) (of the sun, stars, etc) rising
verb (ˈɔːrɪˌɛnt)
7.
to adjust or align (oneself or something else) according to surroundings or circumstances
8.
(transitive) to position, align, or set (a map, surveying instrument, etc) with reference to the points of the compass or other specific directions
9.
(transitive) to set or build (a church) in an easterly direction
/ˈɔːrɪənt/
noun the Orient
1.
the countries east of the Mediterranean
2.
the eastern hemisphere
adj.

“having an orientation,” 1918, past participle adjective from orient (v.)
n.

c.1300, “the East” (originally usually meaning what is now called the Middle East), from Old French orient “east” (11c.), from Latin orientem (nominative oriens) “the rising sun, the east, part of the sky where the sun rises,” originally “rising” (adj.), present participle of oriri “to rise” (see orchestra). The Orient Express was a train that ran from Paris to Istanbul via Vienna 1883-1961, from the start associated with espionage and intrigue.
v.

c.1727, originally “to arrange facing east,” from French s’orienter “to take one’s bearings,” literally “to face the east” (also the source of German orientierung), from Old French orient “east,” from Latin orientum (see Orient (n.)). Extended meaning “determine bearings” first attested 1842; figurative sense is from 1850. Related: Oriented; orienting.

orient o·ri·ent (ôr’ē-ənt, -ěnt’)
v. or·i·ent·ed, or·i·ent·ing, or·i·ents